Joe Krown

Joe Krown is an American keyboardist, based in New Orleans, Louisiana. Apart from being a solo artist, he is the full time member of Kenny Wayne Shepherd band. He plays New Orleans styled piano and also Hammond B3 organ.

Krown has played regularly at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival since 2001 and at the French Quarter Festival since 1998.

Biography Early years Krown was raised in Westbury, Long Island, New York. He started playing piano in his childhood. While attending the State University of New York at Buffalo, he discovered the Hammond organ, and soon left the University to pursue career as a professional musician.

In the 1980s, Krown relocated to Boston, formed his own band with his then wife and played around New York and New England. During this time he joined Chuck Berry's back up band featuring Nashville producer Tom Hambridge on drums and toured with him on the East Coast.

With Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown 1994: The Man (Verve/Gitanes) 1997: Gate Swings (Verve/Gitanes)

2003: Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown in Concert (in-akustik --- DVD) 2006: Carlos Santana Presents Blues at Montreux 2004 (RED Distribution --- DVD)

With Kenny Wayne Shepherd 2017: The Traveler (Concord) 2020: Straight To You: Live (ADA/Provogue)

Other works 1997: Marva Wright: Bluesiana Mama (AIM) 1998: Bobby Charles: Secret of the Heart (Stony Plain) 1999: Johnny Sansone: Watermelon Patch (Bullseye Blues) 2000: Kid Ramos: West Coast House Party (Evidence) 2003: Mathilda Jones: There's Something Inside Me and It's Called the Blues (Southland) 2003: various: Patchwork - A Tribute to James Booker (STR Digital) 2004: Amanda Shaw: I'm Not A Bubble Gum Pop Princess (Little Fiddle) 2004: Bobby Charles: Last Train to Memphis (Rice 'n' Gravy) 2005: Juice: Hey Buddy (DJR)" 2008: Bobby Charles: Homemade Songs (Rice 'n' Gravy) 2011: Zigaboo Modeliste: New Life (JZM) 2019: Benny Turner: My Brother's Blues (Nola Blue Records) 2019: Bobby Rush: Sitting on Top of the Blues (Deep Rush) 2019: Denise LaSalle: Mississippi Woman/Steppin' Out (JSP Records) 2019: Cash McCall / Benny Turner: Going Back Home (Nola Blue Records)